Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz has instructed the military to prepare a plan to allow Gaza residents to leave voluntarily.

Katz claimed that Gaza residents should be allowed to enjoy freedom of exit and immigration as is customary everywhere in the world - and the plan will include options for exit via land crossings as well as special arrangements for exit by sea and air.

Katz welcomed the bold plan put forward by US President Trump, which could allow a large number of Gaza residents to leave to different places in the world.

He added that countries such as Spain, Ireland, Norway and others, which have leveled false accusations and conspiracies against Israel because of its activities in Gaza, are legally obligated to allow every resident of Gaza to enter their territory - and their hypocrisy will be exposed if they refuse to do so.

He said there are countries like Canada, which has an organized immigration program, and which have expressed in the past their desire to absorb the population from Gaza.

He claimed that US President Trump's bold plan could create broad options for the departure of Gazans who might be interested in doing so, and also help them to be optimally absorbed in the target countries, as well as enable the progress of reconstruction plans in a demilitarized and threat-free Gaza in the post-Hamas era - which will continue for many years.